Welcome to our Furry Friday weekly update! Every Friday we provide updates on animal legislation, campaigns and elections, as well as noteworthy news and events. If you would like to receive this blog directly in your inbox, please click the “Follow” button on the right hand side of this page to stay up to date.

Legislative update:

the legislature was on break this week, no animal bills passed

legislature returns on Monday May 21st

the Guide Dog bill HB 165 – on the Senate calendar and ready for a possible vote when they reconvene, great blog by the Philly Dawg

the Humane PA Scorecard is now updated – reflecting votes on the amendment to HB 2150 Rep. White offered for his Tax Credit for adopting a cat or dog from a shelter (HB 1765) that lost by only one vote

Campaigns and Election update:

our humane candidates are kicking off their campaigns and have already begun asking not only for our volunteer support, but our financial support in order to win, a secret donor offered to match all donations this week. We’ve received a few donations, and because our secret donor is so impressed with our work that they have extended their match until Sunday evening and will triple any donations made – $5 becomes $15, $10 becomes $30, etc. Please help us continue our work to help elect humane legislators by donating today, no amount is too small

the Humane PA Candidate Survey is now available for any candidate who seeks our endorsement for the fall election, please forward the link to your candidate to be considered for endorsement

Breaking News:

junior lobbyist alert- Shippensburg area Girl Scouts advocate for animals with their Silver Award project “Animal Hope” – watch for an in-depth blog here on Sunday about their project

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